POLO- A woman was injured in an accident just before 6 p.m. on Friday in Caldwell County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Ford van driven by James S. McCart, Caseyville, IL., was northbound on Mo. 13 two miles north of Polo. The vehicle traveled partially of the east side of the road. The driver overcorrected, the vehicle slid across the road down an embankment and hit several trees.

A passenger in the van Belinda L. Batchelor, 34, Caseyville, IL., was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center. McCart was not injured.

The MSHP reported both were properly restrained at the time of the accident.